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Licking Stick

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Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa do not lick me with that
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma it licked too hot
I've got the flipping hiccups mama
I've got the flipping hiccups papa

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma I am feeling sick
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa licked me with the licking stick
I've got the flipping hiccups mama
I've got the flipping hiccups papa (ohhh hi-hi)

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa do not lick me with that
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma it licked too hot
I've got the flipping hiccups mama
I've got the flipping hiccups papa

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma I am feeling sick
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa licked me with the licking stick
I've got the flipping hiccups mama
I've got the flipping hiccups papa

Mama please tell daddy do not hit me with that
Mama I'm feeling pain
I'm really really feeling
Mama help me tell my daddy to help me
I can't stand
I can't
No, I can't stand it
No, no...

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bjbuckets On Sep 03, 2008

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2008-09-03 12:53:24

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by pijuyo

8y ago

What exactly is a licking stick?

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by afbach

7y ago

I always figured it was the stick you got a licking (i.e. spanking) with. James Brown's version implies something else but it's pretty clear here. Not sure how the hiccups come into it.

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